The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-21
THURMAN DECLINES.
The Noble Old ROmaa Heard From at
Last. ~
No More PSlItios Tor HIms-WS Post
lively Refuses 70 bS Candidate
for 9SvsFnsr. Powell win
Likely be the Nominee.

COLUMBUS, o., July ,lA.--ThO "Old
Roman" Will not lead the Democrats
hosts TO victory thIS fall. He DosItIVal9
declines. aud that honor VIII undOubI.
edly fall on Q younger man, q shHOWd
politician and Z feSSSeman vhoas nSraa
10 Th0mA 40 h. Powell. A t-T-,
The decllnAti0n OF Allen g. Thurman
Wes made known 70 tho writer IO-dey
when Allen W. Thurman was called
upon aud Asked: "HAV0 yen heard any.
thing from yonH father recently con.
eeEning bic position On ths gubORnANOE-
ial question:" '~' w
"Yse, cir; / have juga resolved q letter
from him which sOlSleg thO question
beyond q douhA In his letter % me he
says:
GA word about politics. I am 6rmly
resolved noA 70 accept che nomination
for she goveEnshlp, and I look 20 Yen,
OuthWAtse, Linn and my other near peR.
sOnal friends 70 prevent my name from
being brought before Ohe convention.
The nomination would place me In o
very awkward position and would com.
pal mo 20 disApD0lnS many well moan.
Ing and true friends, for n0OWlthsoAnd.
Ing my WBHEn appreciation OF their
friendship and AheiE kind expressions
Of confidence and good will from All,
should, In the condition my health 10
In, be compelled 10 decline, and that
would iDjuRe me and perhaps che party.
rhnEeRoFer LHepAets do net 1Ot~my mama
bO brought before Che eOnVcntlOn.'
This, then, yen think 10 lnSl1"
"M0sS certainly, and I hope u will hO
90 tAken, for 10 would b0 cruel 20 him IN
the face OF these repeated declarations
Ghat be would not Be tho candidatO 10
force the nomination upon him. know
how highly he esSeOmS these expires.
slOns Of good will from the Democrats
OF Abe state, buO h0 10 one Of the AHmest
Of men, and whom hO once sets his foot
down. shat. % Q rule, ends the matter.
l believe that be would NOV rather play
With my babies than he president. THu-
ly, he has flung away ambition"
who are y0u for neWr
"POWell. Ho 10 the strongest man W.
have by far In my opinion. He 10 yoUnR,
In splendid health, and 10 one OF the
best speakers In The State. He will
make friends wherever he Roes."
lyon, then, overlook ChicaKo2"
Neither my father (as 70 father, no
never hAHborS resentment against any
oody,) nor myself aver had any feeling
against Mr. Powell for the part he took
In that convention, because what he
did ho did openly and above board. he
was not only this, but TO myself person
ally at Chicago, he showed that he was
an honest and upright man. l liked
him better after the Chicago convention
that ever did before, because there 10
\ where discovered his true character.
II all fa'her's friends understood the
true inwardness Of that Chicago cpl
sOieias we'll as We do, they would NOT
blame Nr. Powell" WM
The intimate friends of Judge Thur.
nan knew that he would never allow
the convention to make the mistake of
nominating him II he intended to de
cline, hence as the convention drew
neir and no word was received, many
began to hslieve that he intended to
accsbt His 'declinatioR by, no tmeRns
places the Democratic party In an EN-
barrsesHR position or, enhances the
changes OF Republca eau success thia faIl
Hon yGhDmas y. Powell, the choice of
Fr3R,iin county end many othsr dele
gatIDpg, ia one Of the Rblast msn in Ohio
Dig, and with such q man at the
hcad Of th3 ticket, an enthusiastic, Wig
nropf md successful cBmpaign is.
assnEe' The JacEsan- club Of this city
will attend the convention in body
and shout for Powell,